EUGENE — As expected, Oregon officially added two transfers to its men's basketball roster on Tuesday. The Ducks also announced, unexpectedly, the departure of another recent transfer in 6-foot-5 guard Devon Branch.

Branch had signed with the Ducks in April after playing two seasons at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kan., where he averaged 20.4 points as a sophomore last season. But the NCAA ruled that Branch only had one season of eligibility left at the Division-I level, according to the UO release. So Branch has opted to transfer, again, to a Division-II school, where he has two years of eligibility remaining.

Austin, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., spent
the past two years at Palm Beach (Fla.) State College and averaged 14.8 points, 9.3
rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game this past season.

Kazemi comes to UO after a three years at Rice University. The first Iranian-born basketball player to play at
the Division-I level, Kazemi averaged a double-double over 95 career games with
the Owls (12.6 points, 10.1 rebounds).

Also a standout for his country's national team,
Kazemi helped lead Iran to an 8-1 mark at the FIBA Asia Championships in 2011,
averaging 12 points and nearly 9 rebounds per game while shooting 65 percent
from the field. At the 2010 FIBA World Championships, he averaged 12 points and
a tournament-best 2.8 steals per contest.

Kazemi must be granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA to play immediately. It remains unclear what case can be made on his behalf, but he told the Houston Chronicle this week he believes he has a "good chance" to win the waiver.